Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Latest COVID update Oct. 4: 325 in hospital, 75 in ICUs, 5 more deaths
Saskatchewan has again reached record highs for COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care admissions. According to the Ministry of Health, there were as of Monday 325 COVID patients in the province...
Oct 04, 2021 A message written on the sidewalk outside Ellis Hall, next to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
Moe reiterates lockdowns not currently in Saskatchewan's COVID strategy
Premier Scott Moe says the Saskatchewan government isn't pondering the use of lockdowns to get a handle on COVID-19 in the province -- at least not yet. "As we find our way through time, I don't think...
Oct 04, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Proof of vaccination to be required for Saskatchewan Winter Games
Attendees and all of the competitors will have to make sure they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend the Saskatchewan Winter Games in February. In a release, the Saskatchewan Game...
Oct 04, 2021
Fire ban issued for Sask. East Central regions
A late-season fire ban is coming to areas in Saskatchewan’s central east. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the ban covers all provincial Crown lands, including provincial parks....
Oct 03, 2021
Children who are close household contacts of COVID-19 cases must now self-isolate: Ministry of Health
The provincial government has quietly amended a public health order on students and when they must isolate. An amendment to the "Public Health Order Mandatory Isolation and Face Covering ," dated Sept...
Oct 02, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 1: Sask. reports 5 deaths, 313 hospitalizations
Five more Saskatchewan residents have died as a result of COVID-19, increasing the province's death toll due to the virus to 700 since the pandemic started. The deaths reported Friday comprised three ...
Oct 01, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP's First Nations and Metis Relations critic sees West Lawn as place for learning
In recent years, the West Lawn in Wascana Park outside the Legislative Building has been used as a base where Indigenous activists made their calls for justice. On the country's first National Day for...
Oct 01, 2021 Betty Nippi-Albright, the NDP critic for First Nations and Metis Relations, speaking in the West Lawn of Wascana Park on Sept. 30. To her right is Janet Bugler, an Elder from Red Pheasant Cree Nation and descendant of Chief Piapot. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
'We weren't given any advance notice': Liquor stores implement proof of vaccine at last minute
Implementing the Saskatchewan government's proof-of-vaccination policy has been a stressful scramble for some businesses. The provincial government told liquor stores Wednesday the policy would apply ...
Oct 01, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Biggest concern among businesses is abuse of employees, says Hospitality Saskatchewan
It's the first workday for the hospitality sector under Saskatchewan's new proof-of-vaccination requirements. As of Friday, a number of businesses must check customers for proof of vaccination or a ne...
Oct 01, 2021 "That's why it's called the hospitality industry. We need those smiling faces in the right places," said Jim Bence, President and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP seeking person of interest after officer’s home shot at
The RCMP is investigating a shooting incident outside the home of one its officers in northern Saskatchewan. The Mounties received a report Monday that a gun had been fired several times outside an of...
Oct 01, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...